BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of December 25, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 9:40 a.m. Thursday,
December 27, 2007 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried
unanimously to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of December
18, 2007.
2. Resolution 2007-61 joint
with Clark, Klickitat and Skamania Counties reappointing Rose Smith to position
#7 as Clark County’s designee to serve as trustee of the Fort Vancouver
Regional Library for a term expiring December 31, 2014.
3. Resolution 2007-66 setting
4. Contract amendment #1 with
Mike Beanland to extend the term to February 23, 2008 and increase the amount
to $2,500 to provide an analysis of the
sub-meter system at
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to approve vouchers for the period ending December
27, 2007 in the total amount of $201,709.59.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to approve payment to Evergreen Truss Company, Inc
in the amount of $7,517.04.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to approve contract amendment A with the Military
Department Emergency Management Division to extend the term to December 31,
2008 and increase funds by $1,802 for local emergency management programs.
A public hearing was held to consider Resolution 2007-62 setting
Current Expense and County Road Property Tax Levies for 2008 and Resolution
2007-63 adopting the 2008 Final Budget.
Marilyn Butler, Director of Administrative Services gave a staff report
on the proposed property tax levies.
Commissioner Tolfree moved,
seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously to approve
Resolution 2007-62 setting Current Expense and County Road Property Tax Levies
for 2008. Comments from the public regarding
Resolution 2007-63 included a request from Skamania County Economic Development
Council to allocate $200,000 in .09 funding to the Port of Skamania County to
construct a light manufacturing facility in North Bonneville, 2008 salary
schedules, and expansion of
A public hearing was held to consider Resolution 2007-57 Supplemental
Budget #4 for 2007 to supplement budgets for various department funds due to
unanticipated expenditures and revenues unknown at the time of passing the 2007
budget. Marilyn Butler, Director of
Administrative Services gave a staff report.
There were no comments from the public.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2007-57 Supplemental Budget #4
for 2007.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2007-64 creating a new
Facilities and Recreation Department within the Current Expense fund to replace
the Buildings and Grounds, Community Events and Recreation, and Swim Pool
Departments and the Fair Fund.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2007-65 repaying Current
Expense loans.
The meeting recessed at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2007 and
reconvened at 11:10 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson
and Tolfree present.
The Board discussed job descriptions for Commissioners Office Assistant
V and Human Resource/Safety Administrative Technician positions, with no action
taken.
The Board discussed computer software upgrades, with no action taken.
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 11:24 a.m.
until 11:58 a.m., with no action taken.
Larry Douglass, Public Works Director gave an update on bids for the
Rock Creek Pile removal project.
The meeting recessed at 12:19 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2007 and
reconvened at 1:30 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson
and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning and Community
Development regarding public records requests, with no action taken.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2007-67 distributing 2007
Federal Forest Fund receipts from the Treasurer’s Trust.
Commissioner Tolfree moved,
seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried unanimously to approve
the health insurance plans as submitted for 2008 for non-bargaining employees,
bargaining unit employees and elected officials, effective January 1, 2008,
with the following provisions:
Commissioner Richardson
moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to approve
the following change in salary schedules for 2008:
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All
non-bargaining employees will be on the same salary schedule as employees
receiving health insurance.
Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to approve the
changes in salary ranges for non-bargaining employees as stated in the 2008
Budget that adjust employee pay ranges and elected official pay to reflect
internal equity and a compensation package that is, with few exceptions, higher
than the average of comparable counties.
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 2:52 p.m.
until 3:09 p.m., with no action taken.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to approve an amendment to Resolution 2007-46 to
include Senior Services in the new Debit/Credit Card Policy.
The Board, by unanimous consent, wished to thank all employees for a
year-long job well done and authorized department heads and elected officials
to close County offices at noon on Monday, December 31, 2007 and to grant
administrative leave to all non-essential employees at the time.
The
meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2007.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS